brashleyholland Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Some great stuff at UCMMA (formerly Cage Rage) last night. MMA vet Pete Irving beat the nation's top welterweight kickboxer in a UK-1 rules (K-1 rules, MMA gloves) bout. Cory Tait, possibly the hottest prospect in UK MMA (he's compared to a young Anderson Silva on occasion) and one of the most dynamic strikers I've ever seen, was KO'd in ten seconds by grappler Spencer Hewitt. Some great fights from some up and comers like Luke Barnett and Iain Martell. Former basketball player Chi Lewis Perry made his pro debut, broke his hand in the first and KO'd the dude with elbows. Oh, and there was a flying, spinning crane kick KO, followed by the best post-KO pose ever. I'll get the vid linked here soon as I can. Siiiick. Also got the exclusive on UCMMA signing with a new Texan promotion as part of an upcoming world wide MMA network. Could be interesting, as they're planning on running over a hundred shows in the next year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 he did get a "strong warning". Which is why it would then be fair to deduct one point. The only way he should have taken two is if he thought that Leeroy deliberately, flagrantly targeted the groin. Fact is, with orthodox vs southpaw you'll always get those kicks going astray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoutureLegend Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 He ran away like a bitch. Diaz came to fight and pressed forward the whole time. I mean come on, you wanna see fighting or a tickle contest? All that talk about being a warrior and a real fighter, psh w/e. You can have the snooze fest of gsp and him. Do you even know who Carlos Condit is? I'm going to assume last night was the first time you have ever seen him fight, because Condit is a savage! He fought an excellent fight last night, very disciplined performance & got the job done over a really tough guy in Nick Diaz. So it wasn't the 'fight' that everyone was anticipating but to say Condit isn't a warrior or a 'real fighter' is just uneducated stupidity! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackman Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Effective striking Effective grappling Ring/Cage control Effective aggression Defence I knew the criteria pretty much. Don't forget that I also scored the contest to Condit. I'm just pissed off at the 49-46, which is just weird considering these criteria. If that is how they're interpreted, I want an elaboration of what they specifically say, and some concrete examples. Agression + Cage control -> Diaz (objectively measurable) Defense -> Even (was it the taunting that swayed them over?) Effective grappling -> not really relevant, or at least more in favor of Diaz Effective striking -> Condit (objectively measurable) Seems very even to me. Perhaps even slightly in Diaz's favor. But apparently the judges value effective striking way more. But now i'm scoring the fight as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daffanka Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 "Pushing the pace" shouldn't be scored at all, MMA is such a weird aberration because in no other combat sport is just walking forward rewarded. It's so completely odd to me that being the aggressor apparently cancels out landing way less offense than your opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Former UFC fighter, Jason High has a funny twitter. here's a response from me to something he posted. https://twitter.com/#!/C_m1994/status/166266140421660673 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 here all this talk about Condit vs. Diaz, what about Stephen Thompson? That man had a sick KO. http://www.mma-core.com/gifs/knockouts/Steven_Thompson_Head_Kicks_Dan_Stittgen_UFC_143/10002064 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantabulous Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 http://i765.photobucket.com/albums/xx292/UFCWMMA2/Non-MMA/7a56d997.jpg These are some stats from the fight and show four things: Condit threw more significant strikes each round for the first four , with Diaz only landing one more significant strike in the fifth than Condit did. Condit connected with a greater percentage of his significant strikes for four of the rounds, with only the second one going to Diaz in that category. Condit threw more total strikes in each round than Diaz, with the fourth round seeing Condit outstrike Diaz by over 2 to 1. In the end, Condit threw 329 strikes to the 258 of Diaz. Something for the stat junkies so they can have facts rather than conjecture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 yo brashleyholland, u got ufc undisputed 3 yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I would say Diaz won the first two, and Carlos won the fourth round. Where the question lie is-who won the third and fifth round? I thought Carlos won both, but it was close. Third could be go either way, but the fifth was Condit's effective striking versus Diaz taking Condit's back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 yo brashleyholland, u got ufc undisputed 3 yet? Getting it a week before release apparently, so hopefully this week. Probably gonna be too busy to play it now :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Getting it a week before release apparently, so hopefully this week. Probably gonna be too busy to play it now :-p You could always post the ultimate fights. and any unlockable characters . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 You could always post the ultimate fights. and any unlockable characters . There are no unlockable characters, the roster you've seen is the roster that's available...unless there's something stupid like Shaq in there again, but I won't be wasting my time figuring that out :-p Will post the Ultimate Fights when I have it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonster Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 There are no unlockable characters, the roster you've seen is the roster that's available...unless there's something stupid like Shaq in there again, but I won't be wasting my time figuring that out :-p err, wrong. Their are unlockable fighters, one of them is legendary chuck. Edit: they are chuck, herring, Severn, Coleman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 err, wrong. Their are unlockable fighters, one of them is legendary chuck. Edit: they are chuck, herring, Severn, Coleman They were already unlocked on the version I played, and they're all already there on the roster screen on the games website. I thought you meant 'secret' characters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 My review copy of Undisputed 3 will be in the post tomorrow, so I should have it Wednesday. Review embargo in place until the 14th of Feb though, so I can't say anything until then. You jelly? :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1234 Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 My review copy of Undisputed 3 will be in the post tomorrow, so I should have it Wednesday. Review embargo in place until the 14th of Feb though, so I can't say anything until then. You jelly? :-p Very jealous. Played the demo to death, need the full game already. Any rules against a GDS party at your house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Very jealous. Played the demo to death, need the full game already. Any rules against a GDS party at your house? THQ's rules? Probably not. My Mrs might have a slightly differing opinion though... ...which is why I'm kicking her out for the weekend so the lads can come round and play UFC after we get in on Saturday night and during Sunday's 'recovery period'. Seriously :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampulator Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 "Kicking her out" really means giving her a $500 giftcard to go shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantabulous Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The new PPV opening was fantastic. Ignore the comments; the new opening is great and it makes UFC come across like a serious deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest codey Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Yeah, I love the new opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoNdOn Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I thought it was pretty darn good myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Nick Diaz is coming out of retirement *SHOCK HORROR* Diaz vs Condit 2 has been verbally agreed, bout agreements to be signed Friday. http://www.mmabay.co.uk/2012/02/08/breaking-news-condit-accepts-immediate-diaz-rematch/ This sets a strange precedent. What they're essentially saying is that A) They wanted Diaz to win (which they did), and B) they'll put PPV buys ahead of the integrity of their divisions. Despite a massive outcry, and White himself saying that he thought the result was wrong, there is no immediate Bisping vs Sonnen rematch, because Sonnen vs Silva 2 is the outcome the UFC wanted. They wanted Diaz vs GSP here, and didn't get the outcome they wanted. Hmm. Part of me wants Condit to win EXACTLY the same way, just to see it blow up in their faces :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btorrie Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Does anyone think Diaz will take a different strategy coming into a rematch? Personally i think he should take it to the ground much earlier than after 24 minutes of fighting. Condit should use the exact same gameplan, it worked great. Plus after spending 25 minutes in the cage with him already i would think Condit would be less tentative during rounds 1 & 2. Not impressed at the idea of the rematch for the exact reasons that Brad stated. Diaz v Condit 2 will probably be a carbon copy of the first fight - i dont see Diaz changing strategy since it was the judges who "robbed" him... I do want to see GSP v Diaz - but i think Condit takes Diaz 9/10 times - stylistically its a bad match for Diaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brashleyholland Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Does anyone think Diaz will take a different strategy coming into a rematch? I don't think he has a different strategy...his wrestling is, and always has been, garbage. I don't think we'll see him pull guard much either...his BJJ may be amongst the best in the sport, but with the state of his eyes he doesn't want to be on the bottom against someone like Condit in an environment where elbows are allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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